ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MS · GEOID 28383202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kosciusko, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±11.3 min MOE
Worked from home3.7%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.1%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute31.7 min → 30.5 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.7% → 3.7%▲ 2.0 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit2.6% → 0.0%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 75.5%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±4.4 pp
Carpool16.8% ±8.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk4.0% ±3.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home3.7% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 2,992 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,933± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,992± 334 MOE
Workers with travel time2,880± 346 MOE
Estimated home workers112± 71 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.